St Mary Magdalen Nunnery, Bristol

St Mary Magdalen Nunnery
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
DistrictKingsdown
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusDemolished
Location
LocationBristol, England
Shown within Bristol
Geographic coordinates51°27′26″N 2°35′52″W / 51.45719°N 2.59782°W / 51.45719; -2.59782

St Mary Magdalen Nunnery (grid reference ST585733) was a priory of Augustinian canonesses in Kingsdown, Bristol, England. It was founded c. 1173 and dissolved in 1536. St Mary Magdalen is remembered in the name of Maudlin Street; the nunnery was located near to the corner of Maudlin Street and St Michael's Hill, which was later the site of the King David Inn.

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